News and views - Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education In 'News' BCRRE BlogNews and views Back to 'Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education' Two leading, high profile speakers confirmed for Destination Digitalisation 2020. DescriptionTwo leading, high profile speakers confirmed for Destination Digitalisation 2020.Date:17/01/2020 Competition time: Innovate UK has launched a £9.4m First Of A Kind funding competition to support innovation in the rail industry and BCRRE invites you to get involved DescriptionBCRRE is hosting a workshop on Wednesday 22 January for our stakeholder community about a new rail competition that will fund a number of innovation projects.Date:14/01/2020 Birmingham rail experts partner with India's transport leaders for hi-tech future DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham railways experts will work with the National Rail and Transport Institute of India (NRTI) to establish a new research centre to help develop and deliver hi-tech transport systems in India.Date:19/12/2019 State-of-the-art engineering building tops out DescriptionThe University of Birmingham, in partnership with Willmott Dixon and Associated Architects, have celebrated the topping out of a new School of Engineering building.Date:09/12/2019 Birmingham rail engineer named as Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham Professor, Bridget Eickhoff, has today (30 September) been announced as one of the new Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.Date:30/09/2019 BCRRE connects with Central, East and Southern Europe DescriptionBCRRE exhibits for the first time at the TRAKO international railway fair in Poland to signal their growing commitment to developing relationships in the region and surrounding areas.Date:26/09/2019 New rail testing scheme launched DescriptionWest Midlands DIGI-RAIL businesses are being offered subsidised access to extensive rail test and trail facilities at QRTC in a bid to encourage railway innovation.Date:25/09/2019 BCRRE ranks as part of the innovation top 50 DescriptionBirmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) has been named as one of the Midlands most innovative businesses as part of 'Innovation 50'.Date:23/09/2019 University of Birmingham leases Porterbrook High Speed Train DescriptionRolling stock asset management company, Porterbrook, has leased one of its iconic High-Speed Trains (HST) to the University of Birmingham.Date:17/09/2019 Railway Industry Innovation Award success DescriptionBCRRE are part of a collaboration with Abtus which has won an award at the Railway Industry Innovation Awards.Date:15/08/2019 Displaying 1 to 10 of 86 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next